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Civil rights campaigners in the United States are starting an 860-mile (1,385 km) march from Selma, Alabama to Washington DC to highlight what they say is a fresh attack on equal rights for African Americans. The rally, organised by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which campaigners say is now under threat. Tom Bateman reports. (bbc.co.uk - 2015-08-02 08:31:45)

Houston Astros MiLB Players Of The Month: July Another month down. With the month of July came trades of some prospects like Nottingham, Phillips, Mengden, Hader, Houser, and Santana. Even with these guys not in the organization, the Houston Astros still have one of the deepest systems in all of baseball. AAA: Fresno Grizzlies HITTER: Tyler White, DH July Stats: 23 G, .385 BA/.477 OBP/.604 SLG, 16 R, 11 2B, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 16 BB/15 SO White got promoted to AAA and played his first (houseofhouston.com - 2015-08-01 20:50:53)

Fans of the hit TV show Mad Men were sad when the series ended earlier this year, but now they can own a piece of history as items from the set are being auctioned off. Starting July 31 anyone can get their hands on one of the 1,385 pieces that include accessories, clothing items, furniture and other props used in the show. And don't think it will blow through your wallet either; a pair of drinking glasses starts as low as $50. CLICK ON IMAGES FOR FULL GALLERYThese drinking glasses (hellomagazine.com - 2015-07-31 21:04:19)

KUALA LUMPUR: Diver Pandelela Rinong etched her name in history books by becoming the first Malaysian to finish on the podium in an individual event in the World Aquatics Championships. The 22-year-old posted a five-dive score of 385.05 points to win a bronze medal, edging defending champion Si Yajie of China, who finished fourth on 384.40 in the women’s 10m platform individual discipline in Kazan, Russia, today. North Korean Kim Kuk Hyang caused the biggest upset by dethroning China (nst.com.my - 2015-07-31 01:12:18)

This month the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step closer to an ambitious exploration of Jupiter and its icy moons. On July 16, the agency awarded a 350.8 million euros (about $385 million) contract to Airbus Defence & Space in France, whose engineers will design, develop, integrate and test the mission's JUICE spacecraft. The JUICE mission (the name is short for JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) was selected in May 2012 as the first mission in the ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015- (space.com - 2015-07-30 22:40:06)

The U.S. House passed a three-month highway funding bill as members prepare to leave for an August recess without considering a long-term proposal by the Senate. The stopgap measure, passed 385-34 Wednesday, would extend highway spending authority through Oct. 29 to give lawmakers time to work on multi-year financing for the nation’s roads and bridges. Current funding authority lapses after Friday. The Senate plans to vote on the short-term House bill before starting its summer (bloomberg.com - 2015-07-29 21:55:06)

SYDNEY, July 28 National Australia Bank on Tuesday said it will raise up to $385 million by selling its remaining stake in U.S. subsidiary Great Western Bancorp as it looks to boost capital under new regulations.NAB, Australia's No 4 lender by market value, will sell 15.2 million shares or 26.3 percent of GWB's outstanding common stock at a price of $23.5 each, it said in a statement on Tuesday. GWB shares closed at $24 on Monday.BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan are (reuters.com - 2015-07-28 01:00:49)

SYDNEY National Australia Bank (NAB.AX) on Tuesday said it will raise up to $385 million by selling its remaining stake in U.S. subsidiary Great Western Bancorp (GWB.N) as it looks to boost capital under new regulations. NAB, Australia's No 4 lender by market value, will sell 15.2 million shares or 26.3 percent of GWB's outstanding common stock at a price of $23.5 each, it said in a statement on Tuesday. GWB shares closed at $24 on Monday. BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and J.P. (reuters.com - 2015-07-28 01:00:12)

Inching ahead on their quest for what they call Earth 2.0, astronomers from NASA’s Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft announced Thursday that they had found what might be one of the closest analogues to our world yet. It is a planet a little more than 1 1/2 times as big in radius as Earth. Known as Kepler 452b, it circles a sunlike star in an orbit that takes 385 days, just slightly longer than our own year, putting it firmly in the “Goldilocks” habitable zone where the (nationalpost.com - 2015-07-23 18:22:15)

LONDON — Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. says it will appeal a local authority decision to block the oil and gas exploration company's bid to frack shale gas in northwest England — a setback for plans to establish a fracking industry in Britain.Lancashire county councilors last month rejected plans for exploratory drilling at two sites about 240 miles (385 kilometers) northwest of London, citing effects on traffic and the landscape.Britain's government hopes fracking will reduce the (nytimes.com - 2015-07-23 16:01:56)

Cuadrilla Resources Ltd. says it will appeal a local authority decision to block the oil and gas exploration company's bid to frack shale gas in northwest England — a setback for plans to establish a fracking industry in Britain. Lancashire county councilors last month rejected plans for exploratory drilling at two sites about 240 miles (385 kilometers) northwest of London, citing effects on traffic and the landscape. Britain's government hopes fracking will reduce the country's (abcnews.go.com - 2015-07-23 15:45:46)

The price of average British home leapt by more than £7,000 in the first half of this year to hit £270,674. That is a rise of 2.7% since January, while prices rose fastest in Scotland at 6.6% to an average of £183,230, according to property website Zoopla. But London is slowing, with prices up just 2.5% to an average of £599,162, a rise of £14,385. Cheaper areas such as the North West and North East played catch-up by growing 3.1% and 3% respectively. The average property in the (introducertoday.co.uk - 2015-07-23 03:25:51)

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- China's procuratorial agencies investigated 28,894 officials for duty-related crimes in sectors related to agriculture and poverty relief in the past two and a half years. Some 16,385 of them were suspected of bribery, accounting for 56.7 percent of the total investigated from the beginning of 2013 to the end of May, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said on Tuesday. Most of these officials are in rural areas and at township and village levels, said (xinhuanet.com - 2015-07-21 15:22:56)

Man was created out of the Pacific Ocean, emerging as a little worm. That’s according to the Huichol people, whose annual and ritualistic 385-mile journey to Wirikuta, a sacred site high in the Mexican mountains, was captured by filmmaker Nicolás Echevarría. The Huichol people are known for their colorful artwork and astounding imagery. | Photo: EFE On this week’s episode of teleSUR’s Interviews from Quito, we chat with the documentary filmmaker whose work with the (telesurtv.net - 2015-07-18 06:26:14)

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Sebastien Bourdais tied Al Unser Jr. on the IndyCar wins list. (Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports) WEST ALLIS, Wis. — Quietly, Sebastien Bourdais is sealing his legacy in American open-wheel racing. Bourdais dominated the second half of Sunday’s IndyCar race at the Milwaukee Mile, pulling away from the field on a late restart and beating Helio Castroneves to the finish line by 2.236 seconds. It was the second win of the season for the KVSH Racing driver, who also won the second race (usatoday.com - 2015-07-13 01:50:05)

Posted July 13, 2015 10:58:00 A project to turn "waste" spuds into a nutritious puree for sale to hospitals, nursing homes and retailers could earn about $26 million for the South Australian potato industry.Potatoes South Australia is working on the project with researchers from the University of Adelaide after receiving a $100,000 grant from the State Government.Between 20 and 30 per cent of the potato harvest in the state falls below supermarket standards for shape, size and (abc.net.au - 2015-07-13 01:10:04)

The UK tax free personal allowance – the level at which people start paying tax on their earnings – will increase from £10,600 to £11,000 next year, the government confirmed yesterday. It was also announced in the summer Budget that the higher tax rate threshold, at which people start paying the 40 per cent rate of tax, will increase to £43,000 from £42,385. The government plans to increase the personal allowance to £12,500 by 2020. (cityam.com - 2015-07-09 03:16:46)

Details about new high-end smartphones from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi continue to circulate. The smartphone maker is expected to launch the Xiaomi Mi5 and Xiaomi Mi5 Plus (or Pro) in the coming months and the devices are gearing up to be stuffed with impressive specifications. Recent rumors come from a source who shared hardware details on the Chinese social media platform Weibo. The source claims the Xiaomi Mi5 will features a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 13-megapixel front (idigitaltimes.com - 2015-07-08 01:50:46)